Tecumseh girls basketball holds off rival Adrian

A fourth quarter rally by the Adrian Maples made the score closer, but the Tecumseh Indians claimed a 34-26 Southeastern Conference win in girls basketball Friday.

Trailing 24-8 after three quarters, Adrian suddenly found a shooting touch when Samantha Regalado drained a 3-point basket to cut the Indians' lead to 25-11. At that point, Maple coach Todd Barrus called a timeout.

"I told the girls we were only down by 14 in spite of how bad we were shooting," he said. "But give Tecumseh credit. We'd make a bit of a run, and they'd score a basket to keep a cushion."

The Indians (5-5, 3-2 SEC) limited Adrian to one shot or forced a turnover on many of the Maples' trips down the court for the first three quarters. Coach Jarred Adamson said his Indians battled hard and didn't back down.

"We didn't rebound very well our last game, and we worked hard on it this week," he said. "Adrian didn't give up, but we were able to keep our poise, especially when it got tight at the end."

Tecumseh's defense and Adrian's poor shooting enabled the visitors to keep a comfortable lead for much of the game. After Adrian tied the score at 4 early, the Indians ran off the next 13 points and took a 20-8 lead at halftime.

The lead was extended to 25-8 when Regalado nailed her triple and the Maples' rally was on. Kayla Kormos kept the Indians ahead, scoring five of her team-leading 10 points in the fourth quarter. Tecumseh hit some key free throws down the stretch to seal the victory.

Adrian's Keana Lofton scored all 10 of her points in the fourth quarter to lead the rally. Regalado finished with seven points for the Maples (1-9, 1-7).

"We didn't shoot well for the first three quarters and two minutes," Barrus said.

The Indians outrebounded the Maples 29-18, including a 21-10 margin in the second half. Hannah Galloway, Katie Martin and Morgan Monahan each had five rebounds, while Kormos had four. Galloway chipped in with eight points.

Tecumseh travels to Ecorse on Tuesday for a non-league game. Adrian is at Ann Arbor Pioneer in SEC play.

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